Hana Yori Dango: Romantic Story

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Hana Yori Dango: Romantic Story (花より男子ロマンチックストーリー Hana Yori Dango Romanchikku Sutōrī) is a series of fifteen light novels by Shimako Takeuchi. The series is based on the manga, Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio and includes illustrations by her.^[1] Some of the illustrations were included in Kamio's art book in 1995.

The novels were published by Shueisha under their Cobalt-Pinky label from 1994 to 1998. They were all reprinted in 2005 under the Cobalt label to promote the Japanese drama.

Novels[]

Vol.	Release date	Pages	ISBN
1	March 1994^[2]	206	9784086118323
Tsukushi Makino attends the elite Eitoku Academy, which is controlled by the F4 who bully the other students. Due to her strong sense of justice, Tsukushi declares war on the F4. She is determined to beat Tsukasa Domyoji even after being bullied by the entire school. Meanwhile, she becomes interested in the mysterious member of the F4, Rui Hanazawa.
2	June 10, 1994	206	9784086118637
Rui's childhood sweetheart, Shizuka Todo, returns to Japan. Tsukushi is stunned by Shizuka, who is beautiful, rich, and has a nice personality. She feels that she cannot compete with such a woman. Tsukasa has in the meantime become enamored with Tsukushi. Out of irritation, he starts bullying her again.^[3]
3	September 1994^[4]	199	9784086118941
Tsukushi accidentally kisses Tsukasa. She can only think of Rui's opinion on the matter. However, Rui is obsessed with Shizuka and has no thoughts for Tsukushi. She realizes just how much she cares for Rui.
4	April 1995^[5]	208	9784086140768
Shizuka decides to return to France. Tsukushi feels sorry for Rui, but wonders whether she may be able to win him for herself. Nevertheless, she encourages Rui to go after Shizuka and he does so. Tsukasa later asks Tsukushi on a date.
5	July 1995^[6]	201	9784086140966
Tsukushi meets Thomas, whom reminds her of Rui. Pictures of them in bed, which she does not remember, are spread around school. She once again becomes the target of bullying. Tsukushi decides to face it head on, though she feels bad for Tsukasa when she remembers the look on his face when he saw the photos.
6	October 1995^[7]	199	9784086141260
Tsukasa confesses his love to Tsukushi. Later, Rui returns from France. He has changed greatly, which worries Tsukushi. He surprises her when he jokingly suggests that she should go out with him not Tsukasa. She cannot help but wonder what happened with Shizuka in France.
7	May 1996^[8]	221	9784086141970
Tsukasa catches Rui and Tsukushi kissing. She is shocked when he tells that he never wants to speak to her again. Later, she goes on a date with Rui but finds that she can only think of Tsukasa. Ultimately, Tsukasa decides to have Tsukushi and Rui expelled from Eitoku.
8	July 1996^[9]	220	9784086142168
Tsukasa's sister Tsubaki Domyoji intervenes and suggests that Tsukushi's and Rui's expulsions be determined by a basketball match. Rui makes up his mind to protect Tsukushi at all costs. In the end, Tsukasa forfeits the game allowing Tsukushi and Rui to stay at school. Upon returning home, she learns that her father has lost his job.
9	October 1996^[10]	216	9784086142489
Tsukushi feels like there is a hole in her heart when Tsukasa goes to New York City. She finds solace in her new friend, Seinosuke Amakusa, whom she believes to be of a similar background to her. Tsukasa returns home and reveals that Seinosuke is actually politician's son.
10	December 1996^[11]	201	9784086142816
Tsukushi receives a surprising proposal from Seinosuke Amakusa. She receives hostility from her classmates as well as the students of Eitoku's rival Eirin Academy, which Seinosuke attends. Things get worse when Tsukushi's father reveals that he took out a loan and has now racked up a debt of one million yen. To help her family, she borrows money from Tsukasa.
11	February 1997^[12]	207	9784086143004
Tsukushi competes in the Teen of Japan competition to pay back Tsukasa. She manages to make it to the final round against Ayano Kurimaki, the fiancée of Seinosuke. Tsukushi feels supported by Tsukasa and the F4 as the decision is made.
12	April 1997^[13]	206	9784086143240
After losing Teen of Japan, Tsukushi does not have the money to pay back Tsukasa. He agrees that the debt will be paid if she spends Christmas with him. On the day of, Tsukushi brings along a child, Ryusuke Hayama. She and Tsukasa quarrel during the date. To help the couple, Akira Mimasaka and Sojiro Nishikado plan a trip to Canada.
13	July 10, 1997	214	9784086143486
After their trip to Canada, Tsukushi and Tsukasa have reconciled. She still fails to notice his feelings. She meets a fortuneteller who gives her an ominous warning. It seems to come true when Tsukasa returns her junior high school reunion.^[14]
14	November 10, 1997	222	9784086143950
Tsukushi becomes acquainted with Junpei Oribe, the younger brother of her old friend. He turns out to be a popular model. Another red card is placed in Tsukushi's locker, instigating another wave of bullying. Tsukushi believes she has hurt Tsukasa. However, she soon learns that the red card was not his doing.^[15]
15	February 1998^[16]	213	9784086144285
After Tsukushi is kidnapped by Junpei, Tsukasa risks his life to save her. She now clearly sees his seriousness about her and prepares to give him an answer. Tsukushi is invited to Tsukasa's birthday party, but feels out of place in Tsukasa's world. He takes her to meet his mother and makes a huge mistake.

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Author[]

Shimako Takeuchi (竹内志麻子 (たけうちしまこ) , Shimako Takeuchi) is the real name of the Japanese writer, Shimako Iwai (岩井志麻子 (いわいしまこ) , Iwai Shimako, born December 5, 1964). She wrote her first novel in 1986 for Shueisha Cobalt. Iwai also wrote a novelization of the Super Gals! manga. Hana Yori Dango: Romantic Story was the last work she published under her real name. She now writes almost exclusively as Shimako Iwai.

Foreign editions[]

See also: Foreign editions of Boys Over Flowers

South Korea: Starting in January 2005, Seoul Media Group began publishing the novels under their "Wink Novel" label.^[17] It is titled 꽃보다 남자 in Korean.

Taiwan: The novels were all published by 21st Century House in June 2003 and translated by Wang Chaowei.^[33]^[34] The series is titled Meteor Garden (流星花園).